A new light-based probe allows scientists to explore electrical currents in environments previously beyond reach.

Mountain permafrost is warming and thawing worldwide due to climate change, with ground temperature being a key control of ...

A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories developed a rapid method for simulating heat shield materials in ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed ways to rapidly evaluate new thermal protection materials ...

In fusion research, the plasma core must be heated to about one hundred million degrees, but heat naturally spreads outward, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...

I love having leftover pizza in the fridge — I’ll even intentionally over-order to ensure I have extra slices on hand. They make for a slam-dunk breakfast or lunch the next day, something I look ...

Heat and color are related—the darker the color, the more heat that is absorbed. On a mostly sunny, 100 degree day, it doesn't take long to melt wax crayons. The video above demonstrates the order of ...

New imaging method reveals how light and heat generate electricity in nanomaterials by David Danelski, University of California - Riverside edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' ...

Finding the perfect method to cook steak is a personal journey. One person’s frozen grilled steak method is another person’s reverse sear (pretty sure that’s a famous old steak saying). And once ...

During a fire event, equipment integrity cannot be ensured due to the unpredictable nature of fires. However, fire can be contained and mitigated through blowdown valve (BDV) and RV “protection ...